Purpose: Pursuant to Financial Services Law §§ 304-a, 305, and 306 and Insurance Law § 1506, the Superintendent of Financial Services will hold a public hearing that will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to comment on the potential impacts on consumers and the insurance marketplace in New York State of the proposed acquisition by CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. of Aetna Health Insurance Company of New York. This notice is provided in accordance with Financial Services Law § 304.

Details: The hearing is open to the public. Interested parties may testify at the hearing or submit written comments to be included in the hearing record. Each speaker will be allowed up to five minutes for oral testimony. The hearing will be transcribed.

Members of the public who wish to attend this hearing must register 48 hours in advance of the hearing (by 10:00 AM on October 16, 2018) by email to [email protected] with the subject line “CVS-AETNA 2018 HEARING”. All visitors must be registered in the building’s security system and show valid, government-issued identification upon arrival.

Requests to testify at the hearing should be made 48 hours in advance of the hearing (by 10:00 AM on October 16, 2018). Written comments for the hearing record will be accepted both in advance and for up to five business days after the hearing. Requests to testify and written comments should be submitted to: New York State Department of Financial Services, Public Affairs Office – CVS-Aetna 2018 Hearing, One State Street, New York, NY 10004, or e-mailed to [email protected] with the subject line “CVS-AETNA 2018 HEARING.”

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Department of Financial Services will provide reasonable accommodations, including interpreter services for the hearing impaired, at no charge to any covered individual wishing to testify at the public hearing, provided that such request is received at least five business days prior to the hearing date and communicated in writing to: New York State Department of Financial Services, Public Affairs Office – CVS-Aetna 2018 Hearing, One State Street, New York, NY 10004.

For further information, please contact:

New York State Department of Financial Services
Public Affairs Office – CVS-Aetna 2018 Hearing
One State Street
New York, NY 10004[email protected]

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